Advertising agencies today expressed unhappiness at the decision of some prominent TV channels to discontinue services of television rating agency TAM, saying such a mechanism was crucial for the industry to reach targeted audience.
	The Mumbai-based Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) claimed the move by broadcasters was ill-advised and will lead to a collapse of TV as an advertising medium.
	TV ratings provide the currency based on which thousands of crores worth of advertising time is bought by advertisers with confidence, it said in a statement.
	Ratings also provide the basis on which media agencies to do sophisticated analysis and arrive at sharply targeted plans for a brand's target audience to minimise wasteful advertising and improve advertising effectiveness, it added.
	The NDTV group, Sony Multi-Screen Media (MSM) which owns Sony and other channels and Times TV Network are learnt to have written to the rating agency TAM seeking to withdraw from it.
	AAAI said ..

Ad agencies riled up as channels walk out on TAM

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Following the footsteps of biggies who release their films during festival season, actor Ranbir Kapoor-starrer 'Bombay Velvet' is also going to hit the screens next Christmas.
	Superstars Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan have always cashed on the festival season, be it Diwali, Eid or Christmas to release their films.
	"The shooting for 'Bombay Velvet' will begin mid-July. We have decided to release the film during Christmas 2014. The film is fit for the festive period," Vikas Bahl of Phantom Films, co-producers of the movie, told PTI.
	Keeping date with the festival season, Aamir is releasing 'Dhoom 3' during Christmas as he had earlier released films like 'Taare Zameen Par', 'Ghajini' and '3 Idiots' which turned out to be blockbusters.
	Actor Salman Khan's superhit film 'Dabangg 2' too hit the screens during the festival season last year. In 2011, Shahrukh Khan came up with 'Don 2' during the festival season.
	'Bombay Velvet', directed by Anurag Kashyap, is based on ...

Ranbir's 'Bombay Velvet' to be released in Christmas next year

Actress Priyanka Chopra's father, Dr Ashok Chopra, was cremated here this evening.
	Dr Chopra, 62, who had served in the Indian Army as a physician, was suffering from cancer for a long time, family sources said.
	Bollywood celebrities Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor, Uday Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Anurag Basu, Madhur Bhandarkar, Ranveer Singh, Ramesh Sippy, Vipul Shah, Ramesh Taurani, Daboo Ratnani, Manish Malhotra, Puneet Malhotra and others attended the funeral.
	Dr Chopra had accompanied his actor daughter to Vancouver for the TOIFA Awards earlier this year despite his ill-health. Priyanka, who won the best actress award there for her role in 'Barfi', had dedicated it to her father.

B-town biggies attend funeral of Priyanka's father

A week after Bollywood actress Jiah Khan committed suicide at her Juhu residence, her boyfriend Suraj Pancholi, son of an actor couple, was today arrested on the charge of abetment to suicide, police said.
    "Suraj was booked under IPC section 306 of Indian Penal Code and placed under arrest in connection with Jiah Khan suicide case," Additional Police Commissioner Vishwas Nangre Patil told PTI.
    Suraj (21) will be produced before court tomorrow.
    He was arrested on the basis of the six-page note written by the 25-year-old actress before she killed herself last Monday.
    The actress said in the note that she was heartbroken because of Suraj Pancholi's "womanising".
    Jiah's mother Rabia Khan today claimed that her daughter suffered "trauma and abuse" at the hands of her lover and his father.
    Suraj is the son of actor couple Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab.
    The note mentions the "deep hurt" the actress felt at having to abort her baby with Suraj and reflects the ...

Suraj Pancholi held for abetting actress Jiah Khan's suicide

Action superstar Jackie Chan, best known for 'Rush Hour' series, 'The Myth' and 'The Karate Kid', is all set to visit India this month as part of the China Film Festival to be held in the capital.
	Indo China Economic and Cultural Council (ICEC), State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and People's Republic of China are jointly organizing the China Film Festival, which will be held from June 18-23.
	"Jackie Chan is visiting Delhi in conjunction with the China Film Festival. 'Chinese Zodiac', his latest film, also directed by him will be the opening film of the six-day festival. He is here as a part of a 20 member delegation visiting India," said Irfan Alam, Member Secretary, ICEC.
	Chan will be a leading member of the delegation visiting India along with actors and those involved in creating these moving images from the Chinese film fraternity.
	The film festival will offer variety of films from alternative, contemporary, action, adventure, new age ...

Jackie Chan to visit India this month

Master cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has lent his support for actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar's 'Men Against Rape and Discrimination' (MARD) campaign.
     As a part of this, Sachin will soon record a Marathi translation of a poem written by Javed Akthar at music directors Shankar-EhsaanLoy's studio.
     "Sachin is one of the biggest icons of modern India and his support has given us more strength to keep moving ahead in our quest for a gender equal and safe society. I thank him for making the time and am deeply grateful for his presence in this initiative," Farhan said in a statement here.
     The poem, penned in Hindi by Farhan's father, has been translated to Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, Marathi and other languages.

Sachin to support Farhan's campaign for gender equality

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra's father, Dr Ashok Chopra, passed away today after a prolonged battle with cancer.
	The actress' father died at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital, Priyanka's manager told PTI.
	Priyanka had posted a collage of her and her father's picture on Twitter this morning.
	Dr Chopra, 62, a physician in the Indian Army, was ill for a longtime.
	He had accompanied Priyanka to Vancouver for the TOIFA Awards earlier this year despite his ill health. Priyanka, who won the best actress award there for her role in 'Barfi!', dedicated the trophy to her father.
	The actress, who inherited the love for music from her father, was very close to Dr Chopra and even has a tattoo 'Daddy's lil girl' inked on her wrist.
	For over a fortnight, the actress had been by her father's side, postponing her film commitments.
	Asha Bhosle, Bipasha Basu, Prabhudeva, Kunal Kohli and other members of the film fraternity took to micro-blogging site Twitter to express their condolences 

Priyanka Chopra's father no more, celebs condole his death

Actress Reese Witherspoon believes her relationship with husband Jim Toth has become stronger following his recent arrest on suspicion of DUI in Atlanta, Georgia
	The "Water For Elephants" star is determined to put the incident behind them and wants to focus totally on their marriage life, reported Contactmusic.
	"The whole situation was a good check-in to reassess things and make sure they're on track as a couple. Reese learned from it. She feels she and Jim are in everything together for life," said a close friend of the couple.
	The duo, who tied the knot in March 2011, are looking forward to spend a lot of time with their children in Hawaii.

Witherspoon's relationship with husband stronger than ever

Media mogul Simon Cowell was pelted with eggs during a recent live show of 'Britain's Got Talent'.
	Cowell was watching two brothers perform at the show, when a woman came running out from backstage and hurled eggs at him, before being taken away by security.
	The woman identified as Natalie Holt, 30, had appeared on a previous season of Britain's Got Talent, reported Contactmusic.
	Cowell remained calm and promptly took off his jacket and continued. Also he won't be pressing charges against the miscreant.
	"As a result of her misguided actions the police were called. However, we have decided to take no further action at this stage," said a show's spokeswoman.
	In the statement, released by the show's organizers, Holt apologized to the brothers, Richard and Adam, for overshadowing their performance, saying she realized that "it was a silly thing to do".

Simon Cowell egged by lady contestant on TV show

Teen pop star Justin Bieber's bodyguard Hugo Hensy has been accused of threatening paparazzi photographer Jeffrey Binion with a gun.
	Binion recently filed a police report claiming the 19-year-old singer's security attacked him and stole his memory card after he tried to take photos of the star skateboarding outside the Hit Factory recording studio in Miami, reported TMZ Online.
	He also claims Hensy threw him against a wall, held him by the throat and displayed a gun as the rest of the security team took the card holding all his camera images.
	Russell S Adler, representing Binion, said his client is now planning to damages.
	"Justin Bieber is now an adult, and he should act like one. He needs to learn that he cannot use bodyguards as weapons to harm innocent people. Bieber's violent behaviour toward photographers must end, and he should take responsibility for his actions.
	"No amount of fame or fortune justifies Bieber's shameful and outrageous conduct. To send him that message and 

Justin Bieber's bodyguards accused of threatening with gun

'Kinky Boots' and 'Matilda the Musical' were among the major winners at the 2013 Tony Awards.
	'Kinky Boots' - which won a total of six Tonys - was named 'Best Musical', and its star Billy Porter won 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.
	Cyndi Lauper beat nominees including 'Matilda's' Tim Minchin in the race for the 'Best Original Score' prize, and the musical - based on the story behind the 2005 movie of the same name - also took home awards for choreography, sound design and orchestration.
	The Grammy award-winning musician later returned to the stage for a performance during the ceremony's 'In Memoriam' segment.
	'Matilda' took home a total of four awards - 'Best Book of a Musical', 'Best Scenic Design of a Musical', 'Best Lighting Design of a Musical' and 'Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical' for Gabriel Ebert.
	Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts beat Tom Hanks, Tom Sturridge, David Hyde Pearce and Nathan Lane to win 'Best ...

'Kinky Boots', 'Matilda' win at Tony Awards 2013

Actor Robert Downey Jr wishes to have spent proper disciplined life in his teen-age.
	The 48-year-old 'Iron Man 3' star said his childhood addiction to drugs like marijuana forced his career to take a back seat, reported Contactmusic.
	"My attitude was always,I don't care. I don't care about fame. I don't care about my career. It's not important to me," he said.
	The 'Sherlock Holmes' star credits his second wife, Susan Downey, whom he married in 2005 for getting his life back on track and encouraging him to create order in life and putting the future plans in place.
	However, the veteran actor feels his life would have been easier if his father, Robert Downey Sr, had put firmer rules in place when he was a youngster.
	"I wish I'd had proper discipline in my life at 18," he said.

I wish I'd had disciplined life: Robert Downey Jr

Director Farah Khan was admitted to a city hospital after she complained of high fever.
	The 48-year-old director, whose upcoming venture 'Happy New Year' with superstar Shah Rukh Khan is currently in the pre-production stage, is recovering and she hopes to be out of the hospital soon.
	"I'm still in hospital guys, thanks for your concern and prayers.. Should be out soon! Keep sending me positive energy. It really helps. God bless," Farah posted on Twitter.
	"Rain outside, hot tea and toast butter.. Almost perfect except I'm havng it in hospital.. Still.. Time 2 go home now.. It's too much now (sic)," she added.
	Farah, who recently choreographed Madhuri Dixit in the item song Ghagra from 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani', is married to filmmaker Shirish Kunder and has three kids.

Farah Khan hospitalised

Playboy wants pregnant reality TV star Kim Kardashian to show off her body after giving birth.
	A source said that Playboy would be all about having Kardashian pose for them post-baby and would shoot a new spread of her, reported Hollywood Life.
	"They would love for Kim to do Playboy post-baby. They know it would sell like crazy," the source added.
	The socialite posed naked for the magazine in 2007 at the request of her mother Kris Jenner. She has since stated that she was uncomfortable posing for the magazine, but decided to do it after Kris told her, "Our show isn't on the air yet. No one knows who you are."
	Kardashian is currently expecting her first child with rapper Kanye West.

Kim Kardashian being courted by Playboy

Multiple Grammy-award winning singer Taylor Swift says she would be a detective if not a musician.
	The 23-year-old singer, who spends her spare time on tour watching crime TV shows such as 'CSI', said if she becomes a police sleuth she does not think she would be a very good one, reported Contactmusic.
	"I'd be an interior designer or a detective - but I don't think I'd be a good detective. I just watch all of those crime shows. Anything that has a slight premise of being a crime show, I'm on it. I have so many boxsets - I'm into 'Criminal Minds' at the moment, and 'Law And Order', and 'CSI'. I've never seen The Wire but I'll get into that next," she said.
	Swift is currently on her 'Red Tour' and is being supported by Ed Sheeran.
	Despite her hectic touring schedule, the 'I Knew You Were Trouble' hitmaker insists she enjoys life on the road.
	"I think it's hard the first couple of years. But once you get into the groove you kind of just get used to it. In fact you get a little ...

I'd be a detective if not singer: Taylor Swift

South Korean rapper Psy has revealed that British rock band Queen inspired him to become a pop star.
	The 'Gangnam Style' hitmaker said he once watched their 1986 Live At Wembley Stadium tape on loop as a teenager in South Korea, reported Sun online.
	"If it wasn't for Queen at Wembley, I wouldn't be a pop star. When I was growing up I would watch Freddie Mercury (lead vocalist of the band) with all those fans in the palm of his hand. He is the best," he said.
	The 35-year-old singer Robbie Williams is another man he claims is responsible for his success.
	"Robbie was one of the first to tweet Gangnam Style so I feel I owe him a lot," he added.

Queen, Robbie Williams inspire Psy to become singer

"Twilight" star Kristen Stewart is reportedly still in love with his on-and-off partner Robert Pattinson.
	The 23-year-old actress, who again split with Pattinson last month, is said to be trying to get over their break-up by spending time with her friends but has no interest in dating anyone else, reported Sun online.
	"She is still in love with Rob. As far as her wanting to date anyone else, the answer is 100 percent absolutely not," a source said.
	 "Kristen has been just laying low, hanging out with her closest friends and trying to stay out of the spotlight as much as possible," the source added.
	The actress is preparing to throw herself back into her work in a bid to get over their split, and recently landed roles in both 'Camp X-Ray' and 'Sils Maria'.

Kristen Stewart still in love with Robert Pattinson?

National award-winning actress Priyanka Chopra's father, Dr Ashok Chopra, passed away today at a hospital in suburban Andheri here after a prolonged battle with cancer.
     The actress' father died at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital a short while ago, Priyanka's manager told PTI.
      Dr Chopra, a physician in the Indian Army, was seriously ill for a longtime. He had accompanied Priyanka to Vancouver for the TOIFA Awards earlier this year.
     For over a fortnight, the actress had been by her father's side due his illness, keeping aside all her filmi assignments.

Priyanka's father passes away

Actress Deepika Padukone, who has teamed up with superstar Shah Rukh Khan yet again after a gap of six years for action-comedy 'Chennai Express', says she trusts him very much personally as well as professionally.
	The model-turned-actress made her debut opposite Khan in 'Om Shanti Om' in 2007 and was directed by Farah Khan. The film saw her in a double role.
     "It was glad to be working with him again. He has become my very good friend today. He is someone I trust personally and professionally. I am sure he will always be there for me whenever I need him," Deepika told PTI.
	'Chennai Express' directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Gauri Khan under her production banner Red Chillies Entertainment will release on August 8.
     "It was lot of fun working on the film. It was a great experience. Rohit is known for making comedy films and this film as well has turned out to be very entertaining. It is very different from what he has done. I am quite excited about its release," ...

I trust SRK personally and professionally: Deepika Padukone

Pop star Katy Perry has chosen to cry all the time because she thinks it makes her feel good.
	The 28-year-old singer said taking out anger through tears is a good and healthy thing even though it ruins the make-up, reported Independent online.
	"I cry all the time - but I had my tear glands removed because it kept ruining my make-up, and applying my make-up takes seven hours. Of course I cry. Crying is good for me," she said.
	 The 'Wide Awake' hitmaker, who is said to be single again after her on and off relationship with John Mayer, admits that she is a very emotional person.
	"Both, I'm a very emotional person. Sometimes I'm far more emotional than I'm supposed to be. On the other hand, that's what has made me the artist that I am today," she added.
	Perry was earlier married to funnyman Russell Brand.

Crying is good for me: Katy Perry

Former 'X Factor' judge Tulisa Contostavlos's father Plato is worried about his daughter's wellbeing and career after she was arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs.
	The 24-year-old singer was quizzed by cops after she was allegedly caught on camera setting up a cocaine deal worth 800 pounds to an undercover, reported Daily Express.
	She was arrested and bailed last week pending further enquiries, along with her rapper pal Mike GLC, who is accused of selling the cocaine.
	"I was devastated when I heard it - that's my child. I was hurt badly. I just thought, 'What's this - what are you doing? Have you had a drink too many and you're starting to talk rubbish'?
	"All I know is that Tulisa was on the news and I went,'Oh my God, I can't believe this'. I fear for Tulisa and her career and I'm trying to reach out to her so she can succeed again. I'm worried as a father about the people she's hanging about with. Any father on the planet would have fears - but I know she'll pull through ...

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